Gtjillattme weber



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUILLAUME WEBER, OF HAYANGE, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO SOCIETE LES PETITS FILS DE FRANCOIS DE WENDEL ET CIE. 0F PARIS, FRANCE.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

EXPLOSIVE.

1 375 243 Specification of Letters Patent.

No Drawing. Application filed September 27, 1919. Serial No. 326,973.

To all w/mm it may ooneern e it known that i. (il'lLLAlfMl-l Wanna, citizen of the Republic of Franee. residing at llayange, Lorraine, Frauee, have invented new aml useful lmprth'ements in Explosives, of which the following is a speeifieation.

It has already been proposed to use explosives depending on the aetion of liquid air and composed of a eombustible metallie powder and a combustible organie substance capable of absorbing liquid air. Aluminium is chiefly adapted for use as a combustible metallic powder but reeourse, may also he had to magnesium, antimony, silicon and also to iron in the form of a line powder. It is not always easy to get. aluminium, magnesium. antimony and silieon in powdered form or the above materials may he too expensive; on the other hand iron may be easily obtained and at a low 4 eost.

-'lhis invention eonsists also in substituting for the eombnstible powders indicated by the addition of (-ombustihle metallic powders sueh as alumiuiiun, magne-zm|n, etc., wlueh are mixed with the other ingredients used or arranged separately. For the purpose of augmenting, the breakmg or disruptive etl'eet. hydrocarbons inv a solid or liquid state may be added. 'lhe firing ol' the above explosive inelosed m eartridges may be etl'eeted by means of any desired primers.

laving now deseribed my invention what I elaim as new and desire to seeure by Letters latent is:

1. A explosive r'nntaining a eombustible organie substanee adapted to absorb liquid air. and blast t'urnaee dust. 1

2. An explosive eontaining a eomhustible orgauie snbst-anee adapted to absorb liquid air. hlast l'urnaee dust aml eoinlnistible metallie powders.

3. .\u explosive eontaining a eombustible orgauie s'ubstanee adapted to absorb liquid air. blast lurnaee dust, eombustible metallic powders aml hydroearhons.

4. .\n explosive eomposed of a eomhus tible. organie suhstanee adapted to absorb liquid air, blast t'urnaee dust, hydrocarbons and liquid all. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this peeilieation in the presence oftwo subseribing witnesses.

omem l 'u I) WEBER. 

